Rowles Haywind has always shied away from the spotlight of his brother's dukedom, worried it would bring too much attention to the family secret he's been trying to run away from. Now that the title of Duke belongs to him, he has more responsibility than he ever dreamed of. He needs help, but he's not sure he can trust anyone enough to share it with. Until he reconnects with Lady Joan Morgan...

Joan has a secret of her own—one that would cause a terrible scandal should it be revealed. She longs to tell Rowles the truth about her work for the war office, but she's afraid it'll ruin the connection they've rekindled. But the longer she waits to tell him, the harder they could both fall...